mòsaron

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Kari'na

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *môtjamo (animate plural anaphoric demonstrative pronoun) + *rô (emphatic particle), the former from *môtjo (animate singular anaphoric demonstrative pronoun) + *-jamo (collective suffix). Compare Apalaí moxiamo, Trió mëesan, Wayana mësam, Waiwai mošam, Akawaio pïsamo, Macushi insemoro.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

mòsaron

  1. (East Suriname) the animate plural proximal demonstrative pronoun; these
    Synonyms: mojan, (Venezuela) mòsekon

Inflection

Kari'na demonstratives
category inanimate pronoun animate pronoun
singular plural singular plural
proximal visible ero erokon mose mòsaro(n), mojan, mòsékonV
invisible eny enykon
medial — — mòko mòkaro(n)
distal visible moro morokon moky mòkan, mókykonV
invisible mony monykon
anaphoric iro irokon inoro inaro(n), inorokonV

V Venezuelan dialect.

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 52–54, 320
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